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Quiz about Match Author and Literary Period

Match Author and Literary Period Quiz

Following is a quiz about major American writers and the literary periods to which they belong.

A multiple-choice quiz by ravenskye. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ravenskye

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
34,178

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
3 / 5

Plays
684

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 5

1. Poet Anne Bradstreet belonged to which literary period? Hint

Colonial Period

National Period

Revolutionary Period

American Renaissance Period

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Question 2 of 5

2. Edgar Allan Poe belonged to which literary period? Hint

Revolutionary Period

National Period

Colonial Period

Protest-Proletarian Period

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Question 3 of 5

3. Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine and John and Abigail Adams belonged to which literary period?

Answer: (Think 1776!)

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Question 4 of 5

4. Raymond Chandler and John Steinbeck belonged to which literary period? Hint

Pre-World War I Period

Post-World War II Period

Protest-Proletarian Period

Post-World War I Period

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Question 5 of 5

5. Which literary period includes the Romantic Movement and the Transcendentalists? Hint

Revolutionary Period

Colonial Period

American Renaissance Period

Early National Period

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Poet Anne Bradstreet belonged to which literary period?

Answer: Colonial Period

The Colonial Period ran from 1630-1760. Other authors in this period include Benjamin Franklin, Jonathan Edwards and Cotton Mather.

2. Edgar Allan Poe belonged to which literary period?

Answer: National Period

The National Period ran from about 1828 to 1836. Others in this period include James Fenimore Cooper, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Washington Irving. Cooper, Emerson, Irving and Poe also continued on into the American Renaissance Period, which ran from 1830-1860.

3. Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine and John and Abigail Adams belonged to which literary period?

Answer: Revolutionary

4. Raymond Chandler and John Steinbeck belonged to which literary period?

Answer: Protest-Proletarian Period

The Protest-Proletarian Period spanned from the 1930s to World War II.

5. Which literary period includes the Romantic Movement and the Transcendentalists?

Answer: American Renaissance Period

Source: Author ravenskye

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